Hastings resident, Mildred J. (Engel) Komrofske, 86, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011, at Good Samaritan Village.

Services will be Wednesday, July 20, 2011; 10:00 a.m. at 1st St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Monday, July 18, 2011; 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 19, 2011; 9:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family will be present on Tuesday from 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Memorials may be given to Asera Care Hospice or Alzheimers Association.

Mildred J. (Engel) Komrofske was born on June 26, 1925 on a farm south of Inland Nebraska to Fred and Almuth (Flesner) Engel. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Clay Center, NE on August 2, 1925 and was confirmed there in 1939. She attended Inland School and graduated in May 1942 from twelfth grade. Mildred moved with her family to a farm one mile south of Hastings in 1944. On January 1, 1946 she married Clyde Walther. They lived on a farm near Saronville. They moved to Hastings in 1957. Their marriage ended in 1959. Mildred worked at various stores as a retail clerk. She married Maurice Motley on September 29, 1960. He passed away on September 2, 1978. On September 15, 1983, Mildred married Bud Komrofske. He passed away on February 12, 2000. Mildred worked at the Regional Center from January 1979 until she retired in 1985.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, husbands: Clyde Walther (1979), Maurice Motley, Bud Komrofske, a daughter: Judy Glisson, and brothers: Arnold Engel and Chet Engel.

Survivors include:
Sons & Spouses: Royal & Connie Walther of Lincoln, NE
    Gary & Stephanie Walther of Juniata, NE
Daughters & Spouses: Linda & Ronald Hatch of Hastings, NE
    Diane & Russ Jepsen of Hastings, NE
Brother: Bernard Engel of Hastings, NE
Sister: Lois Johnson of Hastings, NE
14 Grand Children and 26 Great Grandchildren
Several stepchildren and step grandchildren